Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-01

RO7S I'VE A00Os
In that portion devoted to capital cases the
following appears: J Frank Walker, p,>ade
guilty to mansIsughter in the Supreme Court
Of Somerset county and was sentenced to
i've wears in State Prison. In Cumberland
county the case Of State W. Libby was tried
and Libby convicted Of murder in the second
degree, and sentenced to imprisonment for
life. The case of State =.
Robert Grinde was pending in
the Supreme Court of Hancock county.
at the beginning Of the wear, but the Attor-
ney General became satisfied that Grindle
was insane and he is still at the Hospital, the
case remaining upon the docket waiting trial
If the prisoners mental condition shall ever
warrant it, of which the physician in charge
has little hope Gilbert S Wood in Kenne.
bee county pleaded guilty to granddaughter
ard was sentenced to eight years at hard la
Dor in the State Prison. In the case of State
". Hodgion in Sag tdahoc county, the ac-
cused was found guilty Of murder in the sec
ond degree and sentenced to prison for
lite. Samuel Rounds mo had been convict
ed Of forgery in the courts of Cumberland
County applied tor writ.ot error 10 reverse
the decision of the court and the full argu-
ment was before the law court July term A
decision was rendered for the State affirming
the former judgment and the prisoner re-
moved To STAT. pri.o, 70 cnmnI.,e
tence
There were two unsettled tax cases during
the year. one against the Grand Trunk X K,
and the second against the Knox & Lincoln.
Ip the latter the deci.ion WAS NOT une,nact
ed for the defendant and in tho form.r no
decision had been rendered Five suits were
commenced against corporations during the
year. One IT these WAS settled BY the cor
tour the STATE nbtair.d INDICTMENT and axacn-
lion for bo,h ,be nsnsl. and cam.
The tot,l numh.r of nro.4 cntinn. for tho
vear epding Nov lax w.,.. a,drosoo,
ain 100 .roo.tonk % c,mhrl,na nc
Franklin 30. Harcnck if. Ka,pshec 1ae
Koox 50. Iinruln oc OvtorJ %. p.,ob
srot I76. piscstso,,. 10. Say,d,hoc 81.
Somerset 5l. Waia, 100 W,shirytcn 40
Ynrk o. rb.ra yara .;ob t casas nf homi
r;da G arson. 7os vi,l,,;,n nf rho l;onn-
Law
A Abatement of the c,ses baf,ra the law
con,t. and ar tbair DISMISSAL i. oivar Tor hoth
vasrs
u. ,ssa
Following is an abstract of the report tor
1886.
C.n C..
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Inc case. STATE VS. hrS' L'o'd Larraoee
arose IN WACO county, ana AN Indictment
was iouhu at the 'ahuTy term 1000. Inc
prisoner was accuSeh VI na'l"e ~ eilsehtiy
permitted me nea'i ol fhother III cnlioplrtn
"nou' stle "a" unuN''aAe" W a''t"'i 40 "'iu
~l1e' Inc government ciaifheu that sne
elther "Iohgiuily assumed 10 act IN 'his
capacity iacklnV the proper kno"ieoge ana
SKIN, or mat haVihg requlsi.e sklll ana
kno"ledge' sue "ro"sluiy h'g'ec'eu 70 use
theh 10 save '"e NE VI her pa',e"'' L nc l"-
"ict'hep' a. io""' ny ''e ei""u JuaS "ao io'
murder, but the circumstances or the case
clearly warranted ho'hlhg more tnsh han'
slau9httr' ami the d-tence strenuou'ly IN
sisted that III" "rru''h must De acquitted
After nearly week ma the jury iound the
respondent gulity OF manslaughtrr. Excep-
ions were ME anu A'Io"ed' out y. Tue apr'i
term 1856 the exceptions we're Withdrawn ana
the prisoner was sentenced ov Chiel Justice
Peters to SIX months imprisonment IN the
county jail me county Attorney Mr.. Is
W rogers, laoored zeaioustY III 'he PteParA
ton OF the case Inc detence was conduct
ed by w. ii Fogier, Esq. ana w. L Ihomp-
son, Esq ne case Oh the STATE vs. ros'
arose Iii OxforJ county. ana the Indictment
was found Al thP reorury term Oh tue
supreme JuuiciS' oou,t' iooo' nv 'e'p"""
CIV 30 "a" ''' "'''" 500 "-N 49, W 49, .
of one wentworth tn deceased 10 ger ms
wife who was the dfceased' COUSIN An
alteration ensued' the result OF ~hich WAS
that the respondent was dragged out OF the
doorvard by the deceased ana NJ once 'ur"e"
d.a,h The deceased wa. a man mnch re-
spected In the commu airy, out 'here hau oee"
for some time liL-teelin2 o"t"ee" l's t"' "ie.'
growing out OF ross NJ -rF"U'e"' VI n'> "
The prisoner was ANY ue'thueu ny no" =,
Il. Hastings ana non D. T. r""seS "'n
the trial lasted nearly week Ine 'espon-
dent pleaded self defence anu press" "''
case with mnch persistence ne gosef"-
Inent clalhied '''' Tue p'''"",i '"ou
convicted or mansiaushter' anu Tue jury
found Exceptions were .aheh oF we
prisoners counsel and argued az ,'ie "ulS
term of the Law Court IN rortahu' WIZ
they wait decision o. the court was e!n
cirn.'y asS's''u l" Wv o" , -,
bv Mr.. James \. wright ire county attorney
had tn 40 "a - II.